Iraq, ISIS and Islamic State leader

US and Iraqi forces kill ISIS chief of global operations, officials say
US forces working with Iraqi intelligence and security services killed a high-profile leader of the Islamic State in an airstrike in western Iraq, according to officials from the two countries.
US military releases aerial video showing airstrike it says killed ISIS leader in Iraq
The U.S. Central Command said the airstrike, in cooperation with Iraq, killed ISIS leader Abdellah Maki Muslih al-Rifai.
Senior Islamic State leader killed in Iraq, U.S. Central Command says
The militant known as Abu Khadijah was one of the most important members in the Islamic State’s global organization, according to Centcom.
ISIS second-in-command killed in U.S. airstrike with Iraqi aid
U.S. forces with help from Iraqi intelligence and security killed the No. 2 global ISIS leader, "one of the most important" of the entire organization, per U.S. Central Command. The big picture: Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifai,
US and Iraqi forces kill top ISIS leader in military operation
A top ISIS leader has been killed, according to the U.S. Central Command. U.S. and Iraqi forces carried out what the U.S. calls a precision airstrike in Iraq to take out the number two leader of ISIS known as Abu Khadija.
Moment 'ISIS leader wearing suicide vest' killed in pinpoint Iraq airstrike
A senior Islamic State leader has been killed in an operation led by the Iraqi National Intelligence Service alongside the US-led coalition, according to Iraqi and US officials
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